Finland 1979 parliamentary election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Finland won 52 of 200 seats with 23.9% of the vote; 75.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.5 points on 1975.
- Finland
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Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | 52 | −2 | 23.9 | −1.0 | 691,512 |
| National Coalition Party | 47 | +12 | 21.7 | +3.3 | 626,764 |
| Democratic Union / Left Alliance | 35 | −5 | 17.9 | −1.0 | 518,045 |
| Centre Party | 36 | −3 | 17.3 | −0.3 | 500,478 |
| Christian Democrats | 9 | 0 | 4.8 | +1.5 | 138,244 |
| Finnish Party / True Finns | 7 | +5 | 4.6 | +1.0 | 132,457 |
| Swedish People's Party of Finland | 9 | 0 | 4.2 | −0.5 | 122,418 |
| National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party | 4 | −5 | 3.7 | −0.6 | 106,560 |
| Constitutional Right Party | 0 | −1 | 1.2 | −0.4 | 34,958 |
| Åland Coalition | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9,286 |
± is the change against the Finland 1975 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Finland 691,512
- National Coalition Party 626,764
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance 518,045
- Centre Party 500,478
- Christian Democrats 138,244
- Finnish Party / True Finns 132,457
- Swedish People's Party of Finland 122,418
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 106,560
- Constitutional Right Party 34,958
- Åland Coalition 9,286
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
Share of the vote
Turnout
75.3% of the 3,858,553 registered voters cast a ballot (2,906,066 ballots), up 1.5 points on 1975. 2,894,446 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Social Democratic Party of Finland23.9% of votes26.0% of seats
- National Coalition Party21.7% of votes23.5% of seats
- Centre Party17.3% of votes18.0% of seats
- Democratic Union / Left Alliance17.9% of votes17.5% of seats
- Christian Democrats4.8% of votes4.5% of seats
- Swedish People's Party of Finland4.2% of votes4.5% of seats
- Finnish Party / True Finns4.6% of votes3.5% of seats
- National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party3.7% of votes2.0% of seats
- Åland Coalition0.3% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 5.2 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Finland led National Coalition Party by 2.2 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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